Kevin Federline Attends Custody Hearing

Kevin Federline attended the latest court hearing in his custody fight with Britney Spears on Monday, but the pop singer missed the morning session.

Shortly after 9 a.m., Federline appeared at the L.A. courthouse, wearing a blue pinstripe suit and looking confident and upbeat. He was seen leaving court at the lunch break.

Spears, 26, remained at home in the morning. A source said she had “no plans” to attend the session. At the break, her attorney, Sorrell Trope, said, “I’m hopeful” she’d show up in the afternoon.

Although she was not legally required to be there, a reliable source said she had been “strongly advised” by her legal team to attend, adding that the singer was told that “her attendance is important.”

Federline, 29, currently retains sole legal and physical custody of the couple’s two sons, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1. Spears was stripped of all visitation rights following her hospitalization.

Also at issue Monday is whether the court will extend its ban on Spears’s visitation. Federline’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told PEOPLE that it’s possible Spears might not see her children until April, when the ex-couple’s custody trial begins. (Federline has requested primary physical custody.)

Over the weekend, Spears continued to be seen with paparazzo Adnan Ghalib, 35. Among their stops were a Mercedes dealership and a department store, where Spears reportedly shouted a profanity at a bystander who attempted to take her photo.